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Monday, August 02, 2010

i say hallo

Hallo!

I'm in a hostel in Berlin. (I havethreeminutesleft, so goodbye, eloquence! Also proofreading.) Thistriphasbeenindescribable so far, in goodandbadways. I've lost mywallet, missedplanes, almostcriedatmoreconsecutiverehearsalsthanisstrictlyhealthy, but I also (aspartofmybadassquintet) won an international performanceprize. Andnow I'm in Berlin, so that's good. Today I will walkmyfeettopiecesat Museuminsel, Museum Island, wherefortwelveeuros I can s4eeasmuchoffourmuseumsas I can handle. Then I'm thinkingfalalfelandbed.

Last night I ateexcellentnaan-basedpestopizzawith an Australian man namedRay. He toldme I'd missedthefleamarket, butthat Berlin in thesummer was thebestplacetobe. Rightnow I'm inclinedtoagree. OnThursday, though, I'llflyto Paris, where I hopetheydon't hatemeforspeakingprettymuchzerofrench, andthen a day in London andthenhome.

Homesoundsincredible. Rightnowitmight all bepizzaandmuseums, butformyfirsttwoweeks in Germany I literallydidalmostnothingbutpracticeandrehearse. A typicaldayinvolvedfourtofour-and-a-half hoursof intensive rehearsals, lunch, twohoursofpractice, a lesson, a lengthyandintellectualconcert, andthen a slowcollapseintobed. I was nearlyatthebreakingpoint, and I haverarelybeen so happytohave a cocnertoccur. Ourworkpaidoffthough, andwe will bereturning in twoyearstoplay a fullconcert. Thatkindofrecognitionforsucheffortisastounding, andnearlydrivesmetotears.

3 comments:

Pick me up a piece of Paris, you lucky girl! Your trip sounds unbelievable and I can't wait to hear more about it! By the way, I nominated you for the OMB award:http://2grow-on-books.blogspot.com/2010/08/omb-award.html

I'm so happy for you, Ms. Badass Viola Player! For your sake, I'm also kinda glad the intense music part of your trip is over, and now it IS all pizza and museums. Have a lovely time in Berlin and Paris. Eat, walk, and look at pretty things to your heart's content.